The field of upper extremity prosthetics is a constantly changing arena as researchers and prosthetists strive to bridge the gap between prosthetic reality and upper limb physiology. With the further development of implantable neurologic sensing devices and targeted muscle innervation (discussed elsewhere in this issue), the challenge of limited input to control vast outputs promises to become ...

This report documents the progress during the past two semesters of the Masters programme. The research area explored is on Upper limb prosthetic control. It summarizes the literature review and work performed towards two potential research directions. First; A coordinated joint control for upper limb prosthetics is presented. This includes a background of the particular field and preliminary w...

Brachial plexus blockade has enjoyed great popularity since it was first reported in 1884. As the ventral primary rami of cervical nerves 5–8 and a part of the first thoracic nerve emerge from the intervertebral foramina, they are invested in a fascial sheath that runs to a point distal to the axilla. Effective regional anaesthesia can be achieved with single or multiple injections at a variety...

The upper limb is represented by a simplified link-segment model composed of three rigid segments with ten degrees of freedom. To define appropriate coordinate systems, the upper limb is instrumented by six markers. Using the motion data, the inverse dynamic problem is solved and force and moments generated in joints are found. Then using a new approach in this area, fuzzy logic, total force is...

OBJECTIVE To determine the place of a novel Upper Limb Activity Monitor in the field of instruments measuring functioning and health in upper limb complex regional pain syndrome type I, by exploring the correlation between the Upper Limb Activity Monitor and 4 questionnaires. METHOD Subjects (n = 30) were measured at home and correlations were calculated between the Upper Limb Activity Monito...

background: h-reflex is a valuable electrophysiological technique for assessing nerve conduction through entire length of afferent and efferent pathways, especially nerve roots and proximal segments of peripheral nerves. the aim of this study was to investigate the relation between normal values of flexor carpi radialis (fcr) h-reflex latency, upper limb length and age in normal subjects, and t...

objectives: developmental coordination disorder (dcd) is a motor skill disorder which impacts upon a child, s ability to perform age-appropriate activity of daily living and academic performance. they have problems in gross & fine motors, their upper limb coordination are impaired, too. in this way, we decided to compare motors skills with botmp test in children with dcd and their normal peers....